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16, East Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1HG

Refused Tonbridge and Malling 25/01868/PA commercial business to residential PD

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use of mixed used to residential dwellings (Part 3 Class MA) to create 5 additional flats

As published by the council, reference 25/01868/PA

Application record

Reference
25/01868/PA
Type
commercial business to residential PD
Status
Prior Approval Required and Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Required and Refused
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Decided
6 Jan 2026
Ward
Cage Green And Angel
Parish
Tonbridge
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN9 1HG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 25/01868/PDVMA Granted

    16, East Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1HG

    Change of use of mixed used to residential dwellings (Part 3 Class MA) to create 5 additional flats

    Decided 6 Jan 2026 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Nov 2025

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 6 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Refused

  3. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Tonbridge and Malling refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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